31 Spooky Ways to Integrate Adobe Software in Higher Education (Post 11/31): Vote for the Higher Education Digital Arts & Media Finalists!

Readers,

Today is the FIRST day of voting for ONE of the three finalists in the Adobe Education Exchange Educator's Choice Awards! The voting period ends October 28, 2011 and the winners will be announced November 9, 2011.


Here are the Higher Education and Digital Arts & Media finalists!

Making a Book with Indesign - Part 1 - Planning

Dreamweaver Templates: A 6 Page Site in 10 Minutes

The Battle to Learn Adobe Flash

Each of these finalists' entries features a link to download the materials for their project!

Cast your vote for the BEST project - HERE.

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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31 Spooky Ways to Integrate Adobe Software in Higher Education (Post 10/31) - Integrating Adobe-Based Technology at Indiana University

Readers,

Happy Friday! I admit, I do not have Adobe Software (Indesign, Photoshop, etc.) on my office computer. I have to wait until I arrive home to create and edit Adobe documents. Interestingly enough, I have used my home computer to create and edit projects for the last five years. For some reason, I like having editing access at home. It is like a mini-stress reliever for me.

However, since I am actually editing A LOT of documents this year, I might ask my department head if I can have access to Adobe Products at work. I have always paid for Indesign and Photoshop out of my personal funds and maybe I can finally bridge the gap between work and home.

Adobe Access for Everyone! A Case Study

One university (Indiana University) provided their faculty, staff, and students with access to the Adobe software at no charge. This would be an amazing opportunity for everyone at the university to learn and use the software. Just THINK about the amazing projects that they could create!

Watch their video here:

How does your university use Adobe Software?

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Freebie Friday! - Kleenex Share a Pack & Receive a Pack Campaign!

Readers,

Everyday, it seems like I am crying (from one eye) while walking to class and working in my office. I am just overly sad about my students' academic work, my relationship with my colleagues, and my daily morning commute. ;( Ha! No, actually I am VERY excited about EVERYTHING this semester and I LOVE my commute because it helps me mentally prepare and persist through a debriefing process each evening!

However, I have HORRIBLE allergies (ragweed, etc.) and they always seem to affect one eye. :( As a result, I always carry a package of Kleenex in my Vera Bradley bag. This week, I requested a sample of the new Kleenex Brand Cool Touch products and I sent my sample package to one of my colleagues (Future) Dr. Cristi Horton. Last year, she gave me this wonderful commuter's pack (which I will have to feature later) and I have always had Kleenex for the road!

Request your sample here - https://www.kleenex.com/Softnessworthsharing/Account/LogOnOrRegister?ReturnUrl=%2fSoftnessworthsharing%2fShare%2fCreate

and remember to share a pack with a colleague!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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31 Spooky Ways to Integrate Adobe Software in Higher Education (Post 10/31) - Using Adobe Software to Create E-Porfolios

Readers,

Our university (and many other universities across the state of Texas) are focused on assessment and evaluation. One way that some colleges at our university are conducting program assessment is through the usage of online portfolios.

Adobe has a potentially low-cost solution for universities! College faculty and students can use Abobe projects to create their portfolios and they can distribute the portfolio via e-mail or by posting it to the web (perhaps to their blog or the department's website).

White Paper: Adobe Portfolio - Using ePortfolios to demonstrate growth and Access Learning (PDF, 103k)

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=edu_a9_eportfolios

Portfolio Samples

Check out the samples of these portfolios (including a portfolio examples for a high school student college professor, college administrator, biology student, and design student).

http://www.adobe.com/education/products/acrobatpro/video-portfolio.html

Do you require your students to use portfolios to showcase their work (perhaps in a capstone course)?

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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